Thierry Devergie

Thierry Devergie (born 27 July 1966 in Marseille) is a French former rugby union & rugby league footballer. He played as a lock and as a flanker. He also had a brief stint as a professional rugby league footballer.

Thierry Devergie

Date of birth	(1966-07-27) 27 July 1966
Place of birth	Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight	260 lb (118 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1994–95 RC Nîmes () 1995 FC Grenoble () 1997–98 Neath RFC () 1998 Bristol Shoguns () 1998-99 CA Brive () 1999-00 CA Bordeaux-Bègles Gironde () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1988–92 France 17 (0)
Rugby league career
Playing information
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1995–96 Paris Saint-Germain

Career

Devergie played for RC Nîmes and for FC Grenoble (1994/95) in rugby union. He played a season for Paris Saint-Germain Rugby League (1995/96), returning to his previous code afterwards. He played for the Welsh team Neath RFC in the season of 1997/98, moving to Bristol Shoguns, in England the same season. Returning to France he would represent CA Brive (1998/99) and CA Bordeaux-Bègles Gironde (1999/2000). He finished his career aged 33 years old.

Devergie had 17 caps for France, from 1988 to 1992, without ever scoring. He had 4 caps at the 1990 Five Nations Championship. He was selected for the 1991 Rugby World Cup but never left the bench.

External links

• Thierry Devergie at ESPNscrum